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    Vietnam and the Presidents

    David Taylor looks at the Vietnam War through the eyes of three presidents.

  2. You Are Feeling Sleepy

    The extraordinary history and science of the use of hypnosis in medicine.

  3. In the Dark Tower - Louis MacNeice at the 大象传媒

    Poet Paul Muldoon recalls a fellow Belfast wordsmith who innovated radio production.

  4. Wars, Lies and Audiotape

    Historian DD Guttenplan explores what happened in the Gulf of Tonkin on 4 August 1964.

  5. The British on Top of the World

    Climber Stephen Venables recalls Sir Chris Bonington's 1975 expedition to Everest.

  6. How Britain Went to War

    Peter Hennessy examines Britain's secret war planning and preparations before August 1914.

  7. Broadcasting Freedom

    Bonnie Greer explores how black broadcasters put radio at the heart of the race debate.

  8. Boy, Oh Boy, He's Going Down

    Sean Street examines those moments where Radio forgets itself. From 2000.

  9. The Anniversary Anniversary

    Dominic Sandbrook ponders the compelling appeal of anniversaries.

  10. The Stranger in the Mirror

    Does the history of our ideas about autism tell us more about ourselves than about autism?

  11. A History of the N-Word

    Ellah Allfrey looks at the evolution of the N-word.

  12. No Destination

    Satish Kumar walked 8,000 miles for world peace. Join him as he relives this journey.

  13. Imagining the Audience

    In the days before audience research, who did the early 大象传媒 think it was talking to?

  14. Sentimental Journey

    Gyles Brandreth surveys the history of sentimentality, wondering whether to sneer or cheer

  15. The Benjamin Broadcasts

    Michael Rosen discovers Walter Benjamin's radio works for children. Read by Henry Goodman.

  16. Rebel Rebel

    Jonathan Agnew looks back at the rebel cricket tours to South Africa between 1981-1990.

  17. Pulped Fiction

    What makes a literary reputation last? Who's 'in' and who's on the way 'out'?

  18. Ray Gosling: Sum Total

    The complex life and career of maverick broadcaster Ray Gosling, who died in 2013.

  19. I'm in Charge

    Bruce Forsyth and Paul Jackson on the London Palladium, which opened on Boxing Day 1910.

  20. The Siege of Dien Bien Phu

    In 1954, at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam, French soldiers lost both a battle and an empire.

  21. Atlantic Crossing

    The connection between those who fly the Atlantic and those who guide us over it.

  22. Dark Horse: An Alec Guinness Archive

    Alistair McGowan investigates the enigma of a private man who became a global star.

  23. Listen without Mother

    Fi Glover peels the labels off motherhood, from sacred mother to slummy mummy.

  24. Portraying Real Lives

    Maxine Peake explores the challenges of playing factual characters.

  25. Captive Media: The Story of Patty Hearst

    How the kidnapping of a newspaper heiress captivated and transformed the American media.

  26. The Interviewer Stole the Show

    Lynn Barber, doyenne of the print interview, traces how the interviewer has taken charge.

  27. The First Generation X

    Meet Generation X - the teenagers from the shocking, bestselling 1964 book, 50 years on.

  28. The Death of the Spiv

    Poet Paul Henry traces the evasive spiv as he slips and slides through the archives.

  29. Burroughs at 100

    Iggy Pop explores the life of William S Burroughs, America's most iconoclastic writer.

  30. John Tavener

    Sir Nicholas Kenyon reflects on the life of composer Sir John Tavener.

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